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Artist: Lovemore Bonjisi
Medium: Dolominte
Dimensions: 53’’ x 36’’ 28’’
Contact galleryguichardsocial@gmail.com 773-791-7003, 708-772-9315
SOUL OF THE STONE: A Living Sculpture Journey from Zimbabwe to Chicago
CHICAGO, IL — September–October 2026 — Gallery Guichard, in partnership with The Field Museum, the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Garfield Park Conservatory, and the South Shore Cultural Center, proudly presents Soul of the Stone, an eight-month cultural and artistic experience celebrating the rich tradition of Zimbabwean Shona stone sculpture.
Lovemore Bonjisi was born in January 1985 in Ruwa, a small town just east of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. He is the youngest in a large family, many of whom are stone sculptors.
Initially, Lovemore’s brother Lameck (now deceased), who was a well-known sculptor, taught him to sculpt.
Lovemore cites as his inspiration the late, great Zimbabwean sculptor Nicholas Mukomberanwa, who was Lameck’s teacher and mentor. Significantly, Nicholas’ influential sculptures often have stylized faces and cubist forms. As a result, one can see this influence filtering down through the generations.
Lovemore’s work is elegant and fluid, combining graceful stylised forms with faces full of beauty.
Artist: Lovemore Bonjisi
Medium: Dolominte
Dimensions: 53’’ x 36’’ 28’’
Contact galleryguichardsocial@gmail.com 773-791-7003, 708-772-9315
SOUL OF THE STONE: A Living Sculpture Journey from Zimbabwe to Chicago
CHICAGO, IL — September–October 2026 — Gallery Guichard, in partnership with The Field Museum, the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Garfield Park Conservatory, and the South Shore Cultural Center, proudly presents Soul of the Stone, an eight-month cultural and artistic experience celebrating the rich tradition of Zimbabwean Shona stone sculpture.
Lovemore Bonjisi was born in January 1985 in Ruwa, a small town just east of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. He is the youngest in a large family, many of whom are stone sculptors.
Initially, Lovemore’s brother Lameck (now deceased), who was a well-known sculptor, taught him to sculpt.
Lovemore cites as his inspiration the late, great Zimbabwean sculptor Nicholas Mukomberanwa, who was Lameck’s teacher and mentor. Significantly, Nicholas’ influential sculptures often have stylized faces and cubist forms. As a result, one can see this influence filtering down through the generations.
Lovemore’s work is elegant and fluid, combining graceful stylised forms with faces full of beauty.